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Critical Appreciation of the poem : The Pulley
"The Pulley" by George Herbert is a secular poem having hints of religious elements woven into it. The title of the poem is quite justified as a pulley lifts up objects to a greater height, God , the creator too, lifts man towards him, through the Pulley of 'restlessness'.
The rhyme scheme used in the first three stanzas of the poem is 'ababa' while that of the fourth stanza is 'abcba'.
My favourite line of the poem is " Then beauty flow'd, then wisdom, honour, pleasure:" I liked this line because it reminds us of all the qualities that God has bestowed on us.
The theme of the poem rotates around the fact that human beings are bestowed with many gifts by God, yet we tend to be materialistic and overlook God,who always pulls us towards him.
The poem is beautified using commonly used figures of speech like Inversion, Personification, Repetition, Alliteration, Hyperbole and assorted ones such as Paradox,Synecdoche, Antithesis etc.
Thus, I liked this poem because it keeps us humble and grounded by making us realise that mere riches cannot bring us satisfaction and peace of mind.
critical examine the conflict express in the poem pully by Herbert